Find Your Impact
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Two Vanderbilt students ‘move mountains’ bringing education to war-torn Sudan
Peabody College students Ryan and Jazira Boyette have a goal of improving the lives of Sudan’s Nuba people through the power of education. Read MoreJan 31, 2020
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Musical Talent and Mentor: Rama Kumaran, BMus’19
Rama Kumaran initially intended to study both science and flute when he came to Vanderbilt. He says he didn’t come expecting to know everything. “But I expected to do everything," he says. Read MoreApr 11, 2019
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Student pushing boundaries to impact the Earth, and people in it
What is more daring—camping in a remote part of Antarctica for a month doing field research, or directing and performing in a musical revue about the environment? For Earth and Environmental Sciences major Andrew Grant, pushing boundaries to positively impact the Earth, and the people who call it home, are equally thrilling. Read MoreJan 30, 2019
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Design professor’s vision for Mr. Commodore’s makeover
When it comes to getting a stellar makeover, Mr. Commodore goes straight to Vanderbilt fashion design professor Alexandra Sargent-Capps. Read MoreAug 30, 2017
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A VU Inside: Professor explores caves for clues to climate change
Jessica Oster is a member of a small group of earth scientists pioneering the use of mineral cave deposits in stalagmites, collectively known as speleothems, as proxies for the prehistoric climate. Read MoreSep 3, 2015
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VU Inside: The Latin American Public Opinion Project
The AmericasBarometer survey is the only scientifically rigorous comparative survey that covers all of North, Central, and South America, as well as a significant number of countries in the Caribbean. Read MoreJul 9, 2015